Hobbyhorse



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TQ FEI FRED "LL SHELDON, 0F TACOMA, WASIl\TGr']JONS- HOBBYHGRSE/ Applioationnledx'January 2,:1925w SerialzNo; 95..l

Thi s; .invention relates y yto improvements'V in wherein ,the body is supported by eccentrical-v Sly inoiuited-rollers which operate; when'fthei.

horse is ineusea to-Cause-fit to travel forwardly.

Another object is to provide a liobby=liorse offthe character labove stated wherein :pro-

ers may be held disengaged from the floor to cause the,y horse ito ,turna Other objects reside in the various details of construction and manner in which the supporting rollers are mounted.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, I have provided the improved details of construction, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a perspective view of a hobby horse constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the horse.

Figure 4t is a transverse sectional view through the body portion taken onthe line 4.*4 in Figure 3.

Referring more in detail to the drawings 1 designates a horizontally disposed body board, rounded, at its opposite ends and tapered toward the forward end, and which is supported by means of two longitudinally extending rockers 2 and 3 attached to its under side by any suitable means and on which the board may rock longitudinally.

At the forward end of board 1 is fixed a standard 4t representing` a horses neck and head and at the opposite sides of the head are rings 5 through which. reins 6 are slidably extended.

Mounted on the rearward portion of the board is a seat 7 and at opposite side edges of the board are stirrups 8 for the feet of the rider.

Pivotally secured to outside of the opposite rockers in paired relation and adapted for oscillating` Contact with the floor or surface on which the device is used, are rollers 9 eccentrically mounted by pivot pins 10. Formed in the rollers about the pivot pins as the center points are arcuate slots 11 through which pins 12 fixed in the rockers, are extended to limit the pivotal movement of the rollers.

vision i ismade whereby,- certaint of the roll:-

lVhen the device-is in'use, the user sitson the-bacl-portion of board 1 and by motion of thebody causesfthe device to rockvforf. ward and back. Then the device .is rocked towardfthe rear, theuforward rollers, being;V lifted clear .off-the iiooig; move` lrotatably on pins lO-untilupper .end of slot'll .contactsl pin-*12 andthuslimits their..niove1ne1it so(A and `just forward off a verf.`

thatthe vmountingl pin 10 is at vthe .uppery side of, the.y rollery ticalpline; through the center, as-lisshown in- Figure i3, then the device -is-roeked,;for,=

wardly the rollers are broughtagainst the floor and operate, due to their eccentric mounting, to push the body forwardly. As the body is thus rocked forwardly, the rear rollers swing about their pivot pins until the pins are at the top and then on the fol# lowing rearward rocking of the body they act also to push it forwardly. Thus by the continued rocking movement, the horse will be caused to move forwardly.

For the purpose of guiding the movement of the horse, the ends of the reins 6 are attached to the opposite, front rollers 9 and by pulling on one or the other of these reins, the roller to which it is attached will be held up from engagement with the floor while the one at the other side is free to operate. This will cause the horse to turn toward the side of the inoperative roller.

While I have shown the rollers as limited in their movement by the pins 12 and slots 11, it is readily apparent that various other ways and means could be provided for thus limiting theirV movement, such as by pins being driven into the rockers against which the edges of the rollers would contact.

It is further apparent and it is int-ended also that such devices be made in various sizes and in different designs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

l. A device of the character described comprising a body board, rockers fixed to said board on which it may be rocked forwardly and rearwardly on a supporting surface, rollers eccentrically mounted on said rockers in paired relation toward the front and rear thereof, and having radially curved surfaces adapted for oscillating contact with the supporting surface, and means for limitingrthe rotative movement of the rollers.

2. A device of the character described comprising a body board, rockers xed to said board on which it may be rocked forwardly and rearwardly on a supporting` surface, rollers eecentrieally mounted on said rockers in paired relation toward the front and rear thereof, and adapted for oscillatM ing contact with the supporting surface, and lia-ving arcuate slots formed therein about the pivot points and pins fixed in the rockers and extended into the slots to limit oscillatory movement of the rollers.

3. A ydevice of the character described, comprising a body board, rockers fixed to said board on which it inay be rocked forwardly and rearwardly on a supporting surface, rollers eccentrically mounted on said rockers in paired relation toward the front and rear thereof, and having radially curved surfaces adapted for oscillating contact with the supporting` surface, and adapted normally to be held in licor engaging position due to their weight and eccentric mounting ineans for limiting the rbtative increment of the rollers, and means for selectively lifting certain of the rollers from contact with the supporting surface.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a body board, supporting rockers fixed to the board for forward and rearward rocking, eccentrically mounted rollers fixed in paired relation to the rockers toward the forward and rearward ends thereof and adapted for oscillating contact with the support-ing surface and operable to advance the body forwardly incidental to rocking ther-eof and reins attached to the opposite forward rollers whereby either niay be held frein contact with the surface for the purpose set forth.

Signed at Tacoma, Pierce County, Vashington, this 19th day of December, 1924.

FRED L. SHELDON. 

